The blue whale might be one of the most enigmatic creatures on the planet, but the true megastars of the diving world are Cuvier's beaked whales (Ziphius cavirostris). They are capable of reaching ...

WASHINGTON— The Center for Biological Diversity today petitioned the federal government to protect Cuvier’s beaked whales in the Gulf of Mexico under the Endangered Species Act. Only 74 of these ...

Scientists monitored Cuvier's beaked whales' record-breaking dives to depths of nearly two miles below the ocean surface and some dives lasted for over two hours. Scientists monitored Cuvier's beaked ...

Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in zoology from the University of Reading and a master’s in wildlife documentary production from the University of Salford. Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in ...

Cuvier’s beaked whales may rely on large stores of oxygen, a slow metabolism and the ability to tolerate lactic acid to dive for hours without surfacing for air, Erin Garcia de Jesus reported in “A ...

Editor’s Note: Some photos depict blood and whale organs being removed. Beaked whales are a rare sight and spend most of their lives deep in the ocean. But one was found dead on a beach near Kodiak ...

A whale has stunned scientists by staying submerged underwater for almost four hours. The mammal belongs to the species Curvier's beaked whale, which is known for their diving prowess. But researchers ...

A whale-watching tour in California's Monterey Bay spotted a pod of Cuvier's beaked whales on Wednesday. Nancy Black, a marine biologist who has owned Monterey Bay Whale Watch since 1992, called it an ...

The mysterious Cuvier's beaked whale has set a new record for its extreme diving ability. The whale officially has the deepest and longest dive of any mammal, descending to a depth of 9,816 feet (1.86 ...

A boat of tourists in California recently got a rare glimpse of a “mysterious” sea creature. The Monterey Bay Watch tour boat was navigating 6- to 7-foot swells over the bay’s canyon when they spotted ...

The carcass of an elusive Cuvier's beaked whale has been found stranded on a beach at Discovery Bay in Portland, in south-western Victoria. The deep-diving mammal was discovered on a remote stretch of ...